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An Analysis of the Dynamics of Ownership, Capacity Investments and Pricing Structure of Ports

Yibin Xiao School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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Adolf K.Y. Ng Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Hangjun Yang School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Xiaowen Fu Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Pages 629-652 | Received 31 Mar 2011, Accepted 27 Jun 2012, Published online: 27 Jul 2012

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